Faculty

Brief Bio

Andrei Alexandrov, MD
Andrei Alexandrov, MD

Department Chair
Neurology, Stroke

Medical School: Moscow State University
Residency: Neurology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, SUNY Buffalo SOM and Stroke, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Judy Dawod, MD
Judy Dawod, MD

Program Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship

Medical School: University of Damascus
Residency: Neurology, University of Arizona
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Arizona,
StrokeNet, University of Pennsylvania,
NeuroNext, University of Pittsburgh
Research/Clinical Interests: Ischemic stroke and cancer, hypercoagulability and stroke, intracranial atherosclerosis treatment
Hobbies and Personal Interests: Travel, pickleball, reading

Dakota Johnson, DO
Dakota Johnson, DO

Vascular Neurology

Medical School: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix
Research/Clinical Interests: Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, stroke in the young
Hobbies and Personal Interests: Travel

Nikita Chhabra, DO
Nikita Chhabra, DO

Vascular Neurology

Medical School: Midwestern University
Residency: Neurology, Mayo School of Medicine
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Michigan
Research/Clinical Interests: Inpatient general and vascular neurology, telestroke and teleneurology, the intersection of headache and vascular neurology, and medical education focused on curriculum design assessment, and simulation-based education
Hobbies and Personal Interests: Travel, exploring new restaurants, interior design, and spending time with my husband and dog, Bru

Nariman Noorbakhsh Sabet, MD
Nariman Noorbakhsh
Sabet, MD

Vascular Neurology

Medical School: Tehran Azad University, School of Medicine, Iran
Residency: Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) 
Hobbies and Personal Interests: Nature photography, mountain climbing, swimming

Roy Zhang, MD
Roy Zhang, MD

Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care

Medical School: Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota
Residency: Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Fellowship: Vascular Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Research/Clinical Interests: Inflammation and DCI in Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Hobbies and Personal Interests: Basketball, soccer, boardgames

Khalid Alsherbini, MD

Khalid Alsherbini, MD

Director, Neurocritical Care and Neuromonitoring

Medical School: University of Jordan
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care and Epilepsy, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Multimodality neuro monitoring with focus on EEG monitoring in brain injury and ICU, surgical management of ICH, status epilepticus management with focus on new drug therapy and acute neuro modulation, predictors of tracheostomy in brain injured patients 
Hobbies and Personal Interests: Car racing, hunting, fishing, travel

Ekokobe Fonkem, DO

Ekokobe Fonkem, DO

Vice Chair for Research and Neuro-Oncology

Medical School: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Neurology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Fellowship: Neuro-Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Brain tumor biomarkers, targeted immunotherapies; QOL issues of brain tumor patients and Neurological complications of cancers.
Hobbies and Personal Interests: Travel, soccer, music

Nurse Practitioners

  • Jennifer Patterson, PhD, ACNP-BC, ANVP-BC, CCRN, FHM
  • Wendy Dusenbury, PhD, DNP
  • Victoria Swatzel, DNP